Xero Outage History

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Xero had 74 outages in the last 2 years totaling 118h 19m of downtime — averaging 3 incidents per month.

There were 74 Xero outages since October 17, 2025 totaling 118h 19m of downtime. Each is summarised below — incident details, duration, and resolution information.

Source: https://status.xero.com

Minor October 1, 2026

Degraded Performance: US Payroll (Powered by Gusto)

Detected by Pingoru
Oct 01, 2026, 09:36 PM UTC
Resolved
Oct 02, 2026, 12:30 AM UTC
Duration
2h 53m
Affected: US Payroll, powered by Gusto
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. identified Oct 01, 2026, 09:37 PM UTC

    We're aware that some US customers may experience slowness when using US Payroll in Xero due to an issue on Gusto's side. Gusto is currently investigating and working on a fix. We'll provide an update as soon as we can.

  2. monitoring Oct 02, 2026, 12:02 AM UTC

    Gusto has implemented a fix and we are currently monitoring the results.

  3. resolved Oct 02, 2026, 12:30 AM UTC

    Gusto has resolved the issue.

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Minor September 29, 2026

UK: HMRC connected services

Detected by Pingoru
Sep 29, 2026, 01:33 PM UTC
Resolved
Sep 29, 2026, 02:32 PM UTC
Duration
59m
Affected: Tax Reporting - UK VAT & MTD
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. investigating Sep 29, 2026, 01:33 PM UTC

    HMRC have let us know they're having an issue with their services. We have confirmed that this is impacting MTD IT and MTD VAT but may be impacting other services too. We will update as we receive more information from HMRC.

  2. resolved Sep 29, 2026, 02:32 PM UTC

    HMRC have let us know the issue affecting MTD IT and MTD VAT has now been resolved.

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Critical September 28, 2026

US: Payroll (Powered by Gusto) - customers will be unable to access US Payroll in Xero

Detected by Pingoru
Sep 28, 2026, 08:32 PM UTC
Resolved
Sep 28, 2026, 09:23 PM UTC
Duration
51m
Affected: US Payroll, powered by Gusto
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. identified Sep 28, 2026, 08:32 PM UTC

    We're aware that customers are currently unable to access US Payroll in Xero, due to an issue on Gusto's side. Our Product Team is working with Gusto to restore service. This is our top priority and we will update you as soon as we can.

  2. monitoring Sep 28, 2026, 09:05 PM UTC

    Gusto has implemented a fix and we are currently monitoring the results.

  3. resolved Sep 28, 2026, 09:23 PM UTC

    Gusto has resolved the issue impacting US customers trying to access and use US Payroll. For further insights, check Gusto's Status Page

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Major September 28, 2026

ATO services may be unavailable

Detected by Pingoru
Sep 28, 2026, 12:03 AM UTC
Resolved
Sep 28, 2026, 12:28 AM UTC
Duration
25m
Affected: Tax Reporting - BAS, TPARAU Payroll
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. identified Sep 28, 2026, 12:03 AM UTC

    Our team are aware of an issue with the ATO where customers cannot file tax returns or STP filings. We are monitoring the outage and will work to keep you update as the ATO works to resolve the issue.

  2. monitoring Sep 28, 2026, 12:18 AM UTC

    The ATO has implemented a fix and we are currently monitoring the results.

  3. resolved Sep 28, 2026, 12:28 AM UTC

    The ATO has resolved their issue impacting customers trying to file tax returns from Xero.

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Notice September 26, 2026

Global : Xero apps unavailable on Apple App Store

Detected by Pingoru
Sep 26, 2026, 11:28 PM UTC
Resolved
Sep 27, 2026, 01:38 AM UTC
Duration
2h 10m
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. identified Sep 26, 2026, 11:28 PM UTC

    We're aware that the Apple App Store listings for the Xero apps Xero Accounting, Xero Me, Xero Projects, Xero Verify and Hubdoc apps are not currently accessible. We have taken action to resolve this and are in contact with Apple. Existing installations of these apps are unaffected. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

  2. resolved Sep 27, 2026, 01:38 AM UTC

    We can confirm that Apple App Stop listings for the Xero apps Xero Accounting, Xero Me, Xero Projects, Xero Verify and Hubdoc have all been restored. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

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Notice September 24, 2026

Global: Invoicing/Contacts and Payroll - Brief latency in some areas on Xero

Detected by Pingoru
Sep 24, 2026, 04:00 AM UTC
Resolved
Sep 24, 2026, 04:00 AM UTC
Duration
—
Timeline · 1 update
  1. resolved Sep 24, 2026, 04:57 AM UTC

    Our team has resolved an issue impacting our customers globally over the past 3 minutes from 2:17pm-2:19pm AEST where there was some latency using Payroll, Invoicing and Contacts We apologise for any inconvenience this has caused.

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Minor September 23, 2026

UK: HMRC connected services (Corporate Tax, Personal Tax, Partnership Tax, MTD IT and MTD VAT)

Detected by Pingoru
Sep 23, 2026, 01:16 PM UTC
Resolved
Sep 25, 2026, 12:52 PM UTC
Duration
1d 23h
Affected: Tax Reporting - UK VAT & MTD
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. investigating Sep 23, 2026, 01:16 PM UTC

    We're aware of an issue where HMRC services are responding more slowly than usual, so sending or refreshing data may take longer than expected. We're requested HMRC to investigate the issue.

  2. monitoring Sep 24, 2026, 10:05 AM UTC

    HMRC have confirmed that MTD IT and MTD VAT are now fully available. We are still experiencing some slowness with the status of Corporate Tax, Personal Tax, Partnership Tax and CIS filings updating in Xero and we are in ongoing contact with HMRC. You can check the status of these filings by logging into the HMRC services directly in the mean time.

  3. resolved Sep 25, 2026, 12:52 PM UTC

    We have received confirmation from HMRC that the issues affecting submission status not updating in Xero for some customers has now been resolved.

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Major September 16, 2026

Global: Salesforce is currently experiencing a major service disruption impacting multiple instances across all regions, we're aware that some customers are currently unable to raise cases, contact support, use in-app help or access Xero Central

Detected by Pingoru
Sep 16, 2026, 08:49 AM UTC
Resolved
Sep 16, 2026, 03:12 PM UTC
Duration
6h 23m
Affected: Xero Central
Timeline · 4 updates
  1. investigating Sep 16, 2026, 08:49 AM UTC

    We are aware some customers are unable to raise cases, contact the Xero support team or access Xero Central. We're investigating this with our third-party provider urgently.

  2. investigating Sep 16, 2026, 10:19 AM UTC

    Salesforce is currently experiencing a major service disruption impacting multiple instances across all regions, we're aware that some customers are currently unable to raise cases, contact support, use in-app help or access Xero Central. We're investigating this with Salesforce as a priority. Please note, this does not impact your access to the Xero platform. Our teams are actively monitoring the situation. We are in direct contact with Salesforce, who are treating this as a critical incident and working to restore services as quickly as possible. We will share further updates as the situation develops.

  3. monitoring Sep 16, 2026, 01:56 PM UTC

    Salesforce has implemented a fix and we are currently monitoring the results.

  4. resolved Sep 16, 2026, 03:12 PM UTC

    Salesforce has implemented a fix for the issue that was preventing some customers are from raising cases, contacting support, using in-app help or accessing Xero Central

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Major September 15, 2026

Global: Syft Native Budget and Cashflow Manager - Error when accessing Native Budget and Cashflow Manager

Detected by Pingoru
Sep 15, 2026, 03:29 AM UTC
Resolved
Sep 15, 2026, 03:45 AM UTC
Duration
15m
Affected: Analytics powered by Syft
Timeline · 4 updates
  1. investigating Sep 15, 2026, 03:29 AM UTC

    We are aware of an issue where customers trying to access Native Budget and Cashflow Manager in Reporting receive an error. Our team is investigating this with urgency.

  2. investigating Sep 15, 2026, 03:38 AM UTC

    We are continuing to investigate this issue.

  3. monitoring Sep 15, 2026, 03:40 AM UTC

    Our team has implemented a fix and we are currently monitoring the results.

  4. resolved Sep 15, 2026, 03:45 AM UTC

    Our team has resolved the issue impacting customers trying to access Native Budget and Cashflow Manager. We apologise for any inconvenience this has caused.

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Minor September 14, 2026

UK: Delay with processing HMRC connected services (CIS, Corporate Tax, Personal Tax, Partnership Tax, Payroll)

Detected by Pingoru
Sep 14, 2026, 03:08 PM UTC
Resolved
Sep 15, 2026, 01:43 PM UTC
Duration
22h 35m
Affected: UK Payroll
Timeline · 4 updates
  1. investigating Sep 14, 2026, 03:08 PM UTC

    We're aware that UK customers using CIS, Personal tax, Partnership Tax, Payroll and Corporation tax may experience a delay in filings processing. This is due to our systems receiving errors from HMRC's services. We have contacted HMRC for assistance.

  2. identified Sep 14, 2026, 03:53 PM UTC

    HMRC have let us know that there is an ongoing investigation into the delayed responses from their services which is impacting UK customers using CIS, Personal tax, Partnership Tax, Payroll and Corporation tax.

  3. monitoring Sep 15, 2026, 07:22 AM UTC

    HMRC has resolved the issue that caused delayed responses from its services. We are monitoring the results.

  4. resolved Sep 15, 2026, 01:43 PM UTC

    HMRC has resolved the issue that caused delayed responses from its services.

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Minor September 7, 2026

AU: Customers are experiencing errors when using Activity Statement Prefill

Detected by Pingoru
Sep 07, 2026, 11:46 PM UTC
Resolved
Sep 08, 2026, 07:07 AM UTC
Duration
7h 21m
Affected: Tax Reporting - BAS, TPAR
Timeline · 4 updates
  1. identified Sep 07, 2026, 11:46 PM UTC

    We’re aware that some customers are experiencing errors when using Activity Statement Prefill. We’re working with the ATO to identify the cause and will provide an update when we have more information.

  2. identified Sep 08, 2026, 03:58 AM UTC

    We're continuing to work with the ATO on this issue, who are investigating on their end. Customers can still file Activity Statements to the ATO.

  3. monitoring Sep 08, 2026, 06:41 AM UTC

    The ATO have implemented a fix and we are currently monitoring the results.

  4. resolved Sep 08, 2026, 07:07 AM UTC

    The ATO have resolved the issue impacting customers retrieving Activity Statement Prefill. We apologise for any inconvenience this has caused.

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Minor September 7, 2026

UK: MTD IT - Some customers receiving errors

Detected by Pingoru
Sep 07, 2026, 03:30 PM UTC
Resolved
Sep 07, 2026, 07:26 PM UTC
Duration
3h 56m
Affected: Tax Reporting - UK VAT & MTD
Timeline · 4 updates
  1. investigating Sep 07, 2026, 03:30 PM UTC

    We are aware some UK customers trying to submit filings via MTD ITSA are receiving error messages. Our team is investigating this with urgency.

  2. identified Sep 07, 2026, 03:46 PM UTC

    We have identified the cause of the issue causing some UK customers trying to submit filings via MTD ITSA are receiving error messages. Our team are working on a fix for this issue.

  3. monitoring Sep 07, 2026, 06:41 PM UTC

    Our team has implemented a fix and we are currently monitoring the results.

  4. resolved Sep 07, 2026, 07:26 PM UTC

    Our team has resolved the issue impacting some UK customers trying to submit via MTD IT. This was due to a recent release, which we have deployed a fix for.

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Major September 7, 2026

AU: Xero Tax - Customers won't be able to file tax returns due to an outage with ATO services.

Detected by Pingoru
Sep 07, 2026, 01:49 AM UTC
Resolved
Sep 07, 2026, 04:16 AM UTC
Duration
2h 26m
Affected: Tax Reporting - BAS, TPARXero Tax (AU)
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. identified Sep 07, 2026, 01:49 AM UTC

    We are aware of an issue where customers cannot file tax return to ATO due to an outage with their services. Customers will be able to create tax returns but cannot file these during this time. We are monitoring ATO for updates and we'll update you as soon as we can.

  2. monitoring Sep 07, 2026, 04:04 AM UTC

    The ATO has implemented a fix and we are currently monitoring the results.

  3. resolved Sep 07, 2026, 04:16 AM UTC

    The ATO has resolved the issue impacting AU customers trying to file tax returns in Xero Tax.

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Critical September 2, 2026

UK: Tax - MTD and VAT unavailable

Detected by Pingoru
Sep 02, 2026, 02:05 PM UTC
Resolved
Sep 02, 2026, 05:53 PM UTC
Duration
3h 48m
Affected: Tax Reporting - UK VAT & MTD
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. investigating Sep 02, 2026, 02:05 PM UTC

    HMRC have let us know that the Making Tax Digital (MTD) and VAT service is currently unavailable. HMRC are investigating and working to resolve the issue as a priority

  2. resolved Sep 02, 2026, 05:53 PM UTC

    HMRC have let us know that the issue with the MTD and VAT services has been resolved and they are not operating as normal.

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Minor September 1, 2026

Global: Invoice Emails - some invoice, quote and statement emails may be delayed

Detected by Pingoru
Sep 01, 2026, 03:41 AM UTC
Resolved
Sep 01, 2026, 07:05 AM UTC
Duration
3h 23m
Affected: Invoicing, Bills & Quotes
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. investigating Sep 01, 2026, 03:41 AM UTC

    We are aware that customers trying to send invoices, quotes and statements from Xero are experiencing a delay in those emails being delivered. Our team is investigating this with urgency. Please note that all emails are being queued and will be sent one this issue is resolved.

  2. monitoring Sep 01, 2026, 05:24 AM UTC

    Our team has implemented a fix and we are currently monitoring the results.

  3. resolved Sep 01, 2026, 07:05 AM UTC

    Our team has resolved the issue impacting customers trying to send invoices, quotes and statements from Xero. All emails should be delivered, and we apologise for any inconvenience this has caused.

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Major August 30, 2026

Australia: Xero Tax - customers are experiencing issues with prefilling and lodging tax returns to the ATO

Detected by Pingoru
Aug 30, 2026, 11:50 PM UTC
Resolved
Aug 31, 2026, 01:37 AM UTC
Duration
1h 46m
Affected: Xero Tax (AU)
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. identified Aug 30, 2026, 11:50 PM UTC

    We are aware of an issue where some customers are unable to prefill or lodge tax returns from Xero Tax. Our team is has identified the cause and is working on a fix.

  2. monitoring Aug 31, 2026, 01:12 AM UTC

    Our team has implemented a fix and we are currently monitoring the results.

  3. resolved Aug 31, 2026, 01:37 AM UTC

    Our team has resolved the issue impacting Australian customers trying to lodge tax returns in Xero Tax. This issue was due to an underlying product dependency with Xero Tax and our team worked to restore service. We apologise for any inconvenience this has caused.

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Minor August 28, 2026

UK: Tax - Errors and slowness with MTD ITSA and VAT

Detected by Pingoru
Aug 28, 2026, 09:15 AM UTC
Resolved
Aug 28, 2026, 11:43 AM UTC
Duration
2h 28m
Affected: Tax Reporting - UK VAT & MTD
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. investigating Aug 28, 2026, 09:15 AM UTC

    We are aware some UK customers are experiencing slowness and error pages when using MTD ITSA or UK VAT. This is due to an increased error rate at HMRC services. We are investigating the issue and in contact with HMRC.

  2. resolved Aug 28, 2026, 11:43 AM UTC

    HMRC have resolved the issue causing UK customers are experiencing slowness and error pages when using MTD ITSA or UK VAT.

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Minor August 24, 2026

AU: Batch Payments - some customers may be unable to process batch payments in Xero.

Detected by Pingoru
Aug 24, 2026, 01:44 AM UTC
Resolved
Aug 24, 2026, 02:02 AM UTC
Duration
17m
Affected: Invoicing, Bills & Quotes
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. identified Aug 24, 2026, 01:44 AM UTC

    We're aware that some customers in Australia are unable to process batch payments in Xero, and are receiving an error. We have identified what is causing this issue and are releasing a fix. This is our top priority and we will update you as soon as we can.

  2. monitoring Aug 24, 2026, 01:53 AM UTC

    Our team has implemented a fix and we are currently monitoring the results.

  3. resolved Aug 24, 2026, 02:02 AM UTC

    Our team has resolved the issue impacting Australian customers trying to process batch payments in Xero. We apologise for any inconvenience this has caused. A product release caused batch payments to become unavailable and a rollback has returned sevice. We learn from every incident and put measures in place to prevent issues from happening again.

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Major July 24, 2026

Global: Xero - some customers may be experiencing issues in Xero

Detected by Pingoru
Jul 24, 2026, 01:59 AM UTC
Resolved
Jul 24, 2026, 03:02 AM UTC
Duration
1h 3m
Affected: Xero Platform and Settings
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. identified Jul 24, 2026, 01:59 AM UTC

    We are aware some customers trying to access Xero are experiencing slowness or errors. Our team is investigating this with urgency

  2. monitoring Jul 24, 2026, 02:34 AM UTC

    Our team has implemented a fix and we are currently monitoring the results.

  3. resolved Jul 24, 2026, 03:02 AM UTC

    Our team has resolved the issue impacting customers trying to navigate and use Xero. We apologise for any inconvenience this has caused. A product release caused some features in Xero to become unavailable, and a rollback has restored service.

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Minor July 23, 2026

Global: Xero HQ - Some customers are experiencing errors or slowness when navigating XPM and Xero HQ

Detected by Pingoru
Jul 23, 2026, 04:46 AM UTC
Resolved
Jul 23, 2026, 07:59 AM UTC
Duration
3h 12m
Affected: WorkpapersXero Practice Manager (XPM)Xero HQXero Tax (AU)Xero Tax (NZ)Xero Tax (UK)
Timeline · 4 updates
  1. investigating Jul 23, 2026, 04:46 AM UTC

    We are aware of some customers experiencing slowness or receiving errors when navigating Xero HQ. Our team is investigating this with urgency.

  2. investigating Jul 23, 2026, 04:49 AM UTC

    We are continuing to investigate this issue.

  3. investigating Jul 23, 2026, 05:10 AM UTC

    Our team has resolved the issue impacting some partners when navigating XPM and Xero HQ. We apologise for any inconvenience this has caused.

  4. resolved Jul 23, 2026, 07:59 AM UTC

    Our team has resolved the issue impacting some partners when navigating XPM and Xero HQ. We apologise for any inconvenience this has caused.

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Minor July 22, 2026

Global: Xero HQ - Some customers are experiencing errors or slowness when navigating Xero HQ

Detected by Pingoru
Jul 22, 2026, 03:02 AM UTC
Resolved
Jul 22, 2026, 03:28 AM UTC
Duration
25m
Affected: Xero Practice Manager (XPM)Xero HQ
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. investigating Jul 22, 2026, 03:02 AM UTC

    We are aware of some customers experiencing slowness or receiving errors when navigating Xero HQ. Our team is investigating this with urgency.

  2. monitoring Jul 22, 2026, 03:14 AM UTC

    Our team has implemented a fix and we are currently monitoring the results.

  3. resolved Jul 22, 2026, 03:28 AM UTC

    Our team has resolved the issue impacting some partners when navigating Xero HQ. We apologise for any inconvenience this has caused.

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Notice July 22, 2026

Global: Expenses - Some customers are experiencing errors when accessing Expense in Xero

Detected by Pingoru
Jul 22, 2026, 01:36 AM UTC
Resolved
Jul 22, 2026, 01:36 AM UTC
Duration
—
Timeline · 1 update
  1. resolved Jul 22, 2026, 01:36 AM UTC

    We were aware of some customers receiving errors when accessing Expenses in Xero. A product release caused this feature to become temporarily unavailable. Our team has resolved the issue. We apologise for any inconvenience this has caused.

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Minor July 14, 2026

Global: Invoicing - Some customers are experiencing errors or slowness when accessing Invoicing in Xero

Detected by Pingoru
Jul 14, 2026, 04:57 AM UTC
Resolved
Jul 14, 2026, 06:43 AM UTC
Duration
1h 45m
Affected: Invoicing, Bills & Quotes
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. investigating Jul 14, 2026, 04:57 AM UTC

    We are aware of some customers experiencing slowness or receiving errors when accessing Invoicing in Xero. Our team is investigating this with urgency.

  2. resolved Jul 14, 2026, 06:43 AM UTC

    Our team has resolved the issue impacting some customers experiencing slowness or errors when accessing invoicing in Xero. We apologise for any inconvenience this has caused. Our technical team identified this was caused a momentary period of issues with network connectivity, and our team has restored service.

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Minor July 10, 2026

Global: Payroll - some customers may be experiencing errors when accessing Payroll

Detected by Pingoru
Jul 10, 2026, 06:16 PM UTC
Resolved
Jul 10, 2026, 08:19 PM UTC
Duration
2h 2m
Affected: AU PayrollNZ PayrollUK PayrollXero Me
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. investigating Jul 10, 2026, 06:16 PM UTC

    We are aware that some customers trying to access Payroll in Xero are experiencing an error. Our team is investigating this with urgency.

  2. monitoring Jul 10, 2026, 07:57 PM UTC

    Our team has implemented a fix and we are currently monitoring the results.

  3. resolved Jul 10, 2026, 08:19 PM UTC

    Our team has resolved the issue impacting our customers experiencing errors in Xero. We apologise for any inconvenience this has caused.

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Minor July 7, 2026

EMEA : Some open banking customers unable to create or manually renew bank feeds

Detected by Pingoru
Jul 07, 2026, 01:59 PM UTC
Resolved
Jul 07, 2026, 02:09 PM UTC
Duration
10m
Affected: Xero Platform and Settings
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. identified Jul 07, 2026, 01:59 PM UTC

    We are aware that one of our third party providers is currently experiencing an outage which is impacting UK, Ireland and some EU open banking customers from creating or manually renewing their bank feeds. Customers may also experience delays on any imported transactions. This is our top priority and we will update you as soon as we can. Status Last Reviewed: 13:58 UTC

  2. resolved Jul 07, 2026, 02:09 PM UTC

    We have received confirmation that Tink have now resolved the issue and our monitoring. Creating or manually renewing bank feeds are now be available again and outstanding transactions have imported.

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